Right-arm pacer Nahid Rana scalped five wickets using pure pace to dismiss New Zealand for 198, setting Bangladesh a 199-run target to level the three-match ODI series in Mirpur on Monday.  

Rana’s clinical performance came just 48 hours after a difficult series opener in which he conceded 65 runs. Rebounding as a primary strike bowler, he delivered a barrage of high-velocity deliveries, with all five of his wicket-taking balls exceeding 140 kmph. 

After senior bowlers Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed built early pressure, Rana provided the breakthrough with his very first delivery in the eighth over, trapping Henry Nicholls leg before wicket with a 144.7 kmph strike.

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In his next over, Rana unleashed a 150 kmph bouncer that rushed Will Young into a mistimed defensive shot, resulting in an easy catch at point.

The young pacer returned in the 28th over to serve as a crucial partnership breaker. 

As New Zealand sought stability through a 66-run stand between Nick Kelly and Muhammad Abbas, Rana dismissed Abbas with another sharp bouncer peaking at 146.1 kmph. He later returned to clean up the tail, claiming his final two wickets with deliveries clocking 144.1 kmph and 141.6 kmph to ensure the visitors did not cross the 200-run mark. 

The performance marks Rana's second five-wicket haul in ODI cricket. He previously dismantled the Pakistan batting lineup in a similar fashion at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in March last.